A fire breather at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention accidentally set himself on fire during a performance on Sunday afternoon by the Ink Illusionists. The incident caught on video, happened around 3:00 pm at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City. As the performer went to blow flames, fire jumped to his chest and spread to the floor. He was able to put himself out and others quashed the flames on the floor with a table. The fire department did not respond. There was... Read More

Two teenagers were killed and another person was injured when a minivan was hit by a pickup truck in Exton, Chester County. It happened around 7:00 pm in the northbound lanes on Route 100 near North Slip Road. The minivan was trying to turn when it was struck by the pickup. The two teens killed were thrown from the minivan, the other injured was in the truck. The driver of the truck was arrested and placed in custody, however the charges have not been announced.Read More

Friday night, the NBA hosted a Celebrity game in Brooklyn, NY, as part of the All-Star Weekend. Two of the participants in the night's festivities were native Philadelphians. Comedian Kevin Hart and 13-year-old Little League phenom Mo'Ne Davis were pitted against each other on opposing teams. Now, Davis may have a 70+ mph fastball and the eighth grader was named Sport Illustrated's Sports Kid of the Year for her achievements during the LL World Series, but her first love is basketball.... Read More

On Thursday, concerns began to swirl over the choice to feature Philadelphia Eagles' Wide Receiver Riley Cooper for the month of February on the official team calendar for 2015. February is widely publicized as Black History Month. Cooper, who is white, also had a widely publicized off-the-field incident during the off season in the summer of 2013. He was caught on video yelling a racial epitaph at a security guard during a country music concert. Cooper was fined by the team, apologized... Read More

A man missing since a boating crash last summer in Longport, NJ has turned himself in to authorities at Atlantic County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon. 45-year-old Andrew Biddle, a professional boater, went missing on July 20th, 2014 when a boat he was said to be on hit a buoy and ran into a jetty. The passenger made it to shore and Biddle presumably went missing in the water. Authorities began to question the crash and to suspect that Biddle faked his death because he was being... Read More

Next month, thousands will descend upon the 29th Annual South by Southwest (SXSW) music, entertainment and technology conference in Austin, TX. The music portion alone features over 2,000 acts on over 100 stages around the city. Philadelphia companies Broad Street Music Group/RECphilly and What Scene? have been selected to host an official showcase at this year's event. This Philadelphia-centric showcase will be held at Trinity Hall's Old School Bar & Grill on March 20th from 8pm-2am. The... Read More

It was announced today that the Democratic National Convention will be held right here in Philadelphia in 2016. Philadelphia beat out Brooklyn, NY and Columbus, OH to be the Democrats' choice of host city for their convention. We are not strangers to hosting presidential conventions, having had 6 Republican and 2 Democratic get-togethers in the past, most recently the 2000 RNC that nominated George W Bush. The last DNC was in 1948 that nominated Harry Truman for his first full term after... Read More

Philadelphia Police have arrested and charged a man in the assault of a women in a Center City SEPTA station on Monday afternoon. 26-year-old Reginald Green is charged with Attempted Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Restraint, False Imprisonment, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Simple Assault, and Indecent Assault. It happened around 1:30 p.m. at Jefferson Station. The 27-year-old woman was trying to get home to Northeast Philadelphia and asked for directions. Green accompanied... Read More

Philadelphia Police have released photos of a man they say beat and nearly raped a woman at a Center City SEPTA station yesterday. The attack happened around 1:30 pm Monday afternoon at Jefferson Station, formerly Market East. The woman was on her way home to the Northeast when she was approached by a man asking for directions which turned into a demand for sex. The man walked with her onto the concourse and then pulled her into a secluded off-limits area. He beat and kicked her and then... Read More

Police in South Jersey believe three suspects (2 women, 1 man) set a fire inside a Burlington County Walmart. It happened at 11:30 a.m. on February 1st at the Walmart on Route 70 in Evesham Township. They took a took a “Fire-Puck” starting brick from a shelf. They then used it to start a fire on the floor of an aisle containing 'highly-combustible products.' The trio then left the store. Employees were able to extinguish the fire quickly and no one was injured. Anyone with... Read More

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